ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶ

Northern Thai

Alternative forms

• คน

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɢwɯnᴬ (“human being, person”). Cognate with Thai คน (kon), Lao ຄົນ (khon), Lü ᦅᦳᧃ (kun), Shan ၵူၼ်း (kúun), Tai Nüa ᥐᥨᥢᥰ (kön), Tai Dam ꪶꪁꪙ, Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜃𑜫 (kun), Bouyei wenz, Zhuang vunz, Zuojiang Zhuang koenz.

Pronunciation

• (Chiang Mai) IPA^(key): /xon˧˧/

Noun

ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶ • (khon)

1. human, person, people
   • 2017, Wycliffe Bible Translators, พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ [New Testament], →ISBN, Matthew i.21, page 4:

     ᨾᩣᩁᩦ᩠ᨿ᩺ᨧᩢ᩠ᨠᨠᩮᩥ᩠ᨯᩃᩪᨠᨻᩬᩴ᩵ᨩᩣ᩠ᨿ ᨾᩮᩬᩥ᩵ᩋᨠᩮᩥ᩠ᨯᨾᩣᩓ᩠ᩅᩉᩨ᩶ᨲᩢ᩠᩶ᨦᨩᩨ᩵ᩅ᩵ᩤ <ᨿᩮᨪᩪ> ᨿᩬ᩶ᩁᩅ᩵ᩤᨴ᩵ᩤ᩠ᨶᨧᩢ᩠ᨠᨩ᩠᩵ᩅ᩠ᨿᨤᩫ᩠ᨶᨡᩬᨦᨴ᩵ᩤ᩠ᨶᩉᩨ᩶ᩁᩬᨯᨻᩫ᩠᩶ᨶᨷᩤ᩠ᨸᨴᩰᩫ᩠ᩇ

     Mary shall give birth to a male child. Once he has been born, you shall give him 'Jesus' as his name for the reason that it is he who shall help his people to escape from their sins.